Temescal Wildflowers A photographic guide to showy wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Sorted by Flower Color Photographs by Wilde Legard Botanist, East Bay Regional Park District Revision: February 23, 2007
More than 2,000 species of native and naturalized plants grow wild in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most are very difficult to identify without the help of good illustrations. This is designed to be a simple, color photo guide to help you identify some of these plants. The selection of showy wildflowers displayed in this guide is by no means complete. The intent is to expand the quality and quantity of photos over time. The revision date is shown on the cover and on the header of each photo page. A comprehensive plant list for this area (including the many species not found in this publication) can be downloaded at the East Bay Regional Park District s wild plant download page at: http://www.ebparks.org. This guide is published electronically in Adobe Acrobat format to accommodate these planned updates. You have permission to freely download and distribute, and print this pdf for individual use. You are not allowed to sell the electronic or printed versions. In this version of the guide, only showy wildflowers are included. These wildflowers are sorted first by flower color, then by plant family (similar flower types), and finally by scientific name within each family. Under each photograph are four lines of information, based on the current standard wild plant reference for California: The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California, 1993. Common Name These non-standard names are based on Jepson and other local references. Scientific Name Scientific names revised since 1993 are NOT included in this edition. Origin & Longevity Native or Introduced. Annual, Biennial, Perennial, or a combination. Family Name The common plant family name according to Jepson. For readers that prefer a more comprehensive guide, sorted by scientific name, please download the wild plants version of this guide. Readers are encouraged to email any suggestions or corrections to wlegard@ebparks.org. All photographs are 2006 Wilde Legard, all rights reserved.
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area White Page 1 of 12 California Buckeye Aesculus californica Buckeye Family Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum Introduced Biennial Carrot Family Cow Parsnip Heracleum lanatum Carrot Family Pacific Water Parsley Oenanthe sarmentosa Carrot Family Common / California Manroot Marah fabaceus Gourd Family Oregon / Coast Manroot Marah oreganus Gourd Family Blue Elderberry Sambucus mexicana Honeysuckle Family Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum Common Soap Plant Lily Family
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area White Page 2 of 12 Starry False Solomon's Seal Smilacina stellata Lily Family Common Star Lily Zigadenus fremontii Lily Family Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Morning-Glory Family Milkmaids Cardamine californica Mustard Family Blue Gum Eucalyptus globulus Myrtle Family Subterranean Clover Trifolium subterraneum Common Chickweed Stellaria media Pink Family Plantago lanceolata English Plantain Plantain Family
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area White Page 3 of 12 Woodland Strawberry Fragaria vesca Rose Family Creambush / Ocean Spray Holodiscus discolor Rose Family Oso Berry Oemleria cerasiformis Rose Family Pacific Ninebark Physocarpus capitatus Rose Family Himalayan Blackberry Rubus discolor Rose Family Native California Blackberry Rubus ursinus Rose Family Small-flower Alumroot Heuchera micrantha Saxifrage Family Achillea millefolium Yarrow
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area White Page 4 of 12 California Everlasting Gnaphalium californicum Native Biennial Phacelia imbricata ssp. imbricata Rock Phacelia Waterleaf Family
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Yellow Page 5 of 12 Sweet Fennel Foeniculum vulgare Carrot Family Pacific Woodland Sanicle Sanicula crassicaulis Carrot Family Erect-pod Winter Cress Barbarea orthoceras Mustard Family Yellow Field Mustard Brassica rapa Mustard Family Bermuda Buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae Oxalis Family Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius French Broom Genista monspessulana Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot Deerweed
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Yellow Page 6 of 12 Birch-leaf Mt. Mahogany Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides Rose Family Bush Monkey Flower Mimulus aurantiacus Snapdragon Family Pineapple Weed Chamomilla suaveolens Golden Yarrow Eriophyllum confertiflorum var. confertiflorum Bristly Ox-tongue Picris echioides -Biennial Common Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Prickly Sow Thistle Sonchus asper ssp. asper Sonchus oleraceus Common Sow Thistle
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Yellow Page 7 of 12 Taraxacum officinale Common Dandelion Introduced Biennial-Perennial
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Pink/Purple Page 8 of 12 Elegant Clarkia Clarkia unguiculata Native Annual Evening Primrose Family Purpletip Cut-leaf Geranium Geranium dissectum Geranium Family Herb Robert Geranium robertianum -Biennial Geranium Family Flowering/Pinkflower Currant Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum Gooseberry Family Hairy Vine Honeysuckle Lonicera hispidula var. vacillans Honeysuckle Family Bull Mallow Malva nicaeensis Mallow Family Common Rigid Hedge Nettle Stachys ajugoides var. rigida Mint Family Raphanus sativus Wild Radish Mustard Family
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Pink/Purple Page 9 of 12 Pale Purple Pacific Pea Lathyrus vestitus var. vestitus Rose Clover Trifolium hirtum Spring Vetch Vicia sativa ssp. sativa Winter Vetch Vicia villosa ssp. varia -Biennial Italian Thistle Carduus pycnocephalus Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare Introduced Biennial Milk Thistle Silybum marianum -Biennial Phacelia californica California / Rock Phacelia Waterleaf Family
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Blue Page 10 of 12 Large Hound's Tongue Cynoglossum grande Borage Family Forget-me-not Myosotis latifolia Borage Family Greater Periwinkle Vinca major Dogbane Family Solanum umbelliferum Blue Witch Nightshade Family
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Red/Orange Page 11 of 12 Indian Pink Silene californica Pink Family California Poppy Eschscholzia californica Poppy Family Scrophularia californica ssp. californica California Figwort Snapdragon Family
Wildflowers of Temescal Regional Recreation Area Green/Brown Page 12 of 12 Fritillaria affinis var. affinis Checker Lily Lily Family